Irradiation is used in diagnostic imaging, cancer therapy and blood transfusion. In 2011 researchers found that irradiation was successful in the novel theranostic technique involving co-treatment with heptamethine dyes to elucidate tumor cells and attenuate their growth with minimal side effects.
Water is potable when it is safe for drinking by humans and other animals. Rainwater and even seawater can be processed into potable drinking water at a water filtration plant. Minute amounts of bleach can be added to water to purify it. Campers might use purification tablets to make small amounts of potable water.
Inlet â a body of water, usually seawater, which has characteristics of one or more of the following: bay, cove, estuary, firth, fjord, geo, sea loch, or sound. Kettle (or kettle lake) â a shallow, sediment-filled body of water formed by retreating glaciers or draining floodwaters.